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Month: September 2015
India
India
CWG scam: 4 MCD officials, 2 directors guilty | sentenced to prison
A special CBI court on Monday convicted four municipal corporation officials and two directors of a private company in the Commonwealth Games street-lighting scam case. This the first conviction in the 2010 Commonwealth Games scam […]
United States
Alabama cop Eric Sloan Parker Stands Trial for Violently assaulting Sureshbhai Patel
An Alabama police officer went on trial Tuesday, September 1, 2015 on a federal charge of using excessive force against an Indian man who was thrown down and partially paralyzed during a confrontation in a suburban neighborhood. […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Entrepreneur & Philanthropist Frank Islam Conferred ‘Pride of India’ Award
The American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin (AFMI) has honoured India-born entrepreneur and philanthropist, Frank Islam with the “Pride of India” award. India’s Consul General in New York Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay conferred the award […]
United States
Indian Shot Dead in Virginia, Suspect Arrested
Shaolin Chandam, a 25-year-old Indian national has been shot dead outside his house during an altercation in Hampton, Virginia. Shaolin was from Manipur and was shot several times during an argument in LaSalle Gardens in Hampton […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Scientist Elected Fellow of Entomological Society of America
Indian American entomologist Sarjeet Gill is one of only 10 new fellows elected this year as Fellows of the Entomological Society of America for 2015. Gill is a distinguished professor of cell biology and neuroscience at […]
United States
Indian-Origin Teen to Sue New York Police Department for Wrongful Arrest
NEW YORK: An Indian-origin teen, arrested for playing music from his phone on a subway platform in New York, plans to sue the NYPD after a judge quashed the criminal case, a media report said today. […]
United States
Indian Pleads Guilty to Sending Damaging Computer Code in New Jersey
A 33-year-old Indian IT manager has pleaded guilty to sending damaging computer code to servers at his former employer, causing a loss of USD 5000 to firm’s intellectual property. Nikhil Nilesh Shah of New Jersey […]
India